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Part of the 2009–10 North American winter. 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale. The December 2009 North American blizzard was a powerful nor'easter that formed over the Gulf of Mexico in December 2009, and became a major snowstorm that affected the East Coast of the United States and Canadian Atlantic provinces.
Blizzard Winter storm: Formed: December 22, 2009: Dissipated: December 28, 2009: Lowest pressure: 985 millibars (985 hPa) Tornadoes confirmed: 28: Max. rating 1: EF3 tornado: Maximum snowfall or ice accretion: 40.0 inches (102 cm) (Lead, South Dakota) Fatalities: 21: Areas affected: Midwest, Great Plains, Parts of Ontario, Eastern Seaboard
December 1 – February 28: Astronomical winter: December 21 – March 20: Most notable event; Name: 2009 North American Christmas blizzard • Duration: December 22–28, 2009: Seasonal statistics; Total fatalities: 79 total: Total damage: Unknown: North American winters. 2008–09; 2009–10; 2010–11
December 2009 North American blizzard: Midwestern United States, Great Plains, Southeastern United States, Eastern Seaboard, parts of Ontario Canada, US December 22–24, 2009 5 2009 North American Christmas blizzard: Illinois to North Carolina to New York and New Mexico, Mexico, Eastern Canada Canada, US February 5–6, 2010 3 February 5–6 ...
Notable events included a major blizzard that struck the Northeastern United States in late December with up to 2 feet (24 in) of snowfall and a significant tornado outbreak on New Year's Eve in the Southern United States.
The December 2010 North American blizzard was a major nor'easter and historic blizzard affecting the Contiguous United States and portions of Canada from December 22–29, 2010. From January 4–15, the system was known as Windstorm Benjamin in Europe.
The first and third of these systems, the December 2009 Nor'Easter and the February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard, respectively, combined with this event to bring the snowiest winter on record to much of the Mid-Atlantic.
December 2009 North American blizzard: December 16–20, 2009 A major blizzard which affected large metropolitan areas, including New York City, Philadelphia, Providence, and Boston. In some of these areas, the storm brought up to 2 feet (61 cm) of snow. March 2010 nor'easter: March 12–16, 2010
North American blizzard of 2009 December 16–20, 2009; 2009 North American Christmas blizzard December 22–28, 2009; 2010 to 2019. February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard February 5–6, 2010 Referred to at the time as Snowmageddon was a Category 3 ("major") nor'easter and severe weather event.
The storm also came just one month after a previous major blizzard that affected the entire area after Christmas in December 2010. This storm was the third significant snowstorm to affect the region during the 2010–11 North American winter storm season.